Being Something to Everybody

Associations have a soft spot for wanting to make people happy. One of the mistakes we frequently make, since we all have diverse membership bases, is trying to please everyone. Trying to be everything to everyone. This is typically hard to sustain strategically. You...

The Beyond Relevance Conversation

I thought last week's webinar on beyond relevance was tremendous fun. I believe we had close to 100 sites participating. The Chat and Twitter stream were quite active, and I was happy with the conversation going on and the questions they were throwing to Jeff,...

Paying the Price for Truth

Last week I suggested that if you want a culture of truth in your organization, perhaps that needs to start at the top. Several of the comments chimed in with a "you're darn right it does." The top controls resources, the top decides strategy, the top...
Jamie Notter